diff --git a/eng/packaging.targets b/eng/packaging.targets
index 6ad92552c2561..bc52dce0d14e5 100644
--- a/eng/packaging.targets
+++ b/eng/packaging.targets
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     <PackageDesignerMarkerFile>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)useSharedDesignerContext.txt</PackageDesignerMarkerFile>
 
     <!-- PackageReadmeFile specifies the package readme file name in the package. PackageReadmeFilePath points to the package readme file on disk. -->
+    <EnableDefaultPackageReadmeFile Condition="'$(EnableDefaultPackageReadmeFile)' == '' and '$(IsShipping)' == 'true'">true</EnableDefaultPackageReadmeFile>
     <PackageReadmeFile Condition="'$(PackageReadmeFile)' == '' and '$(EnableDefaultPackageReadmeFile)' == 'true'">PACKAGE.md</PackageReadmeFile>
     <PackageReadmeFilePath Condition="'$(PackageReadmeFilePath)' == '' and '$(EnableDefaultPackageReadmeFile)' == 'true'">PACKAGE.md</PackageReadmeFilePath>
     <BeforePack>$(BeforePack);ValidatePackageReadmeExists</BeforePack>
diff --git a/src/installer/pkg/sfx/Microsoft.NETCore.App/Directory.Build.props b/src/installer/pkg/sfx/Microsoft.NETCore.App/Directory.Build.props
index d6af2ef9b786c..f2379fc9ff34d 100644
--- a/src/installer/pkg/sfx/Microsoft.NETCore.App/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/installer/pkg/sfx/Microsoft.NETCore.App/Directory.Build.props
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
     <SharedFrameworkName>$(MicrosoftNetCoreAppFrameworkName)</SharedFrameworkName>
     <IsShipping Condition="'$(PgoInstrument)' != ''">false</IsShipping>
     <SharedFrameworkFriendlyName>.NET Runtime</SharedFrameworkFriendlyName>
-    <EnableDefaultPackageReadmeFile>true</EnableDefaultPackageReadmeFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!--
diff --git a/src/libraries/Directory.Build.targets b/src/libraries/Directory.Build.targets
index 34b1832845156..5a3fff449e7bb 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Directory.Build.targets
+++ b/src/libraries/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -126,9 +126,6 @@
                                                 '$(IsTestProject)' != 'true' and
                                                 '$(IsTestSupportProject)' != 'true' and
                                                 '$(IsGeneratorProject)' != 'true'">true</SkipTargetingPackShimReferences>
-
-    <!-- Make libraries packages use and require a package readme file. -->
-    <EnableDefaultPackageReadmeFile Condition="'$(EnableDefaultPackageReadmeFile)' == '' and '$(IsShipping)' == 'true'">true</EnableDefaultPackageReadmeFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <Import Project="$(RepositoryEngineeringDir)codeOptimization.targets" />
diff --git a/src/mono/wasm/templates/Microsoft.NET.Runtime.WebAssembly.Templates.csproj b/src/mono/wasm/templates/Microsoft.NET.Runtime.WebAssembly.Templates.csproj
index 0a4927e350fe7..bc6ac6d8a8474 100644
--- a/src/mono/wasm/templates/Microsoft.NET.Runtime.WebAssembly.Templates.csproj
+++ b/src/mono/wasm/templates/Microsoft.NET.Runtime.WebAssembly.Templates.csproj
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
     <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);NU5128</NoWarn>
     <IsPackable>true</IsPackable>
     <EnableDefaultCompileItems>false</EnableDefaultCompileItems>
+    <!-- TODO: Add package readme -->
+    <EnableDefaultPackageReadmeFile>false</EnableDefaultPackageReadmeFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/tests/tracing/eventpipe/common/Microsoft.Diagnostics.NETCore.Client/Microsoft.Diagnostics.NETCore.Client.csproj b/src/tests/tracing/eventpipe/common/Microsoft.Diagnostics.NETCore.Client/Microsoft.Diagnostics.NETCore.Client.csproj
index 49503b15eedcd..8acc555e78d55 100644
--- a/src/tests/tracing/eventpipe/common/Microsoft.Diagnostics.NETCore.Client/Microsoft.Diagnostics.NETCore.Client.csproj
+++ b/src/tests/tracing/eventpipe/common/Microsoft.Diagnostics.NETCore.Client/Microsoft.Diagnostics.NETCore.Client.csproj
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
     <IsShipping>true</IsShipping>
     <BuildingOutsideDiagnostics>false</BuildingOutsideDiagnostics>
     <BuildingOutsideDiagnostics Condition="'$(GitHubRepositoryName)' != 'diagnostics'">true</BuildingOutsideDiagnostics>
+    <!-- TODO: Add package readme -->
+    <EnableDefaultPackageReadmeFile>false</EnableDefaultPackageReadmeFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="$(BuildingOutsideDiagnostics)">
diff --git a/src/tools/illink/src/ILLink.Tasks/ILLink.Tasks.csproj b/src/tools/illink/src/ILLink.Tasks/ILLink.Tasks.csproj
index c7bda095b5b2b..ea27178d3faab 100644
--- a/src/tools/illink/src/ILLink.Tasks/ILLink.Tasks.csproj
+++ b/src/tools/illink/src/ILLink.Tasks/ILLink.Tasks.csproj
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
     <IncludeBuildOutput>false</IncludeBuildOutput>
     <IncludeMultiTargetRoslynComponentTargets>false</IncludeMultiTargetRoslynComponentTargets>
     <TargetsForTfmSpecificContentInPackage>$(TargetsForTfmSpecificContentInPackage);AddBuildOutputToToolsPackage</TargetsForTfmSpecificContentInPackage>
+    <!-- TODO: Add package readme -->
+    <EnableDefaultPackageReadmeFile>false</EnableDefaultPackageReadmeFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!-- Include the illink.runtimeconfig.pack.json file (which depends on the runtimeversion being built)
diff --git a/src/workloads/workloads.csproj b/src/workloads/workloads.csproj
index 304fe4ad12e8c..526fe9131d48e 100644
--- a/src/workloads/workloads.csproj
+++ b/src/workloads/workloads.csproj
@@ -207,8 +207,9 @@
       <MsiPackageProjects Include="%(Msis.PackageProject)" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
-    <!-- We disable PackageValidation which runs because these projects import the repo's Directory.Build.props and Directory.Build.targets file. -->
-    <MSBuild Projects="@(MsiPackageProjects)" Properties="OutputPath=$(ArtifactsShippingPackagesDir);IncludeSymbols=false;EnablePackageValidation=false" Targets="restore;pack" />
+    <!-- Disable PackageValidation which runs because these projects import the repo's Directory.Build.props and Directory.Build.targets file.
+         Don't validate that the packages have a package readme file. -->
+    <MSBuild Projects="@(MsiPackageProjects)" Properties="OutputPath=$(ArtifactsShippingPackagesDir);IncludeSymbols=false;EnablePackageValidation=false;EnableDefaultPackageReadmeFile=false" Targets="Restore;Pack" />
   </Target>
 
   <!-- Target to create a single wixpack for signing -->